the nra has a series of tropes that they've been trotting out for decades:
- this isn't the right time to talk about it
- gun laws don't work because criminals don't obey laws
- people who obtain guns legally don't commit crimes
- it's not a gun crisis, it's a mental health crisis
- women need gun for self-defense
- the uk banned guns and still have knife violence, so stop blaming guns
- restricting guns invites government tyranny
- guns don't kill people, people do. do you want to ban xxx next?
- what about chicago?
all of these are myths, or what i like to call total bullshit. for the facts on each bullet point, click here,